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Markers of Disease Progression MND Research Research we fund

Developing ultrasound imaging as a potential non-invasive diagnostic tool for MND

23 June 201629 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen diagnosing MND, it is important to look at the activity and impact of the motor neurones themselves – is the electrical message being carried

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Investigating miRNAs as a biomarker for MND

22 June 201629 April 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesThere is a critical need to find a biomarker for MND to speed up diagnosis, monitor disease progression and improve clinical trials. A biomarker is

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Developing a blood test for MND by linking changes in the brain and spinal cord

21 June 201629 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesDeveloping a way to rapidly diagnose and track how MND progresses over time is a ‘holy grail’ of MND research. The search for so called

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Developing the Biomarkers in Oxford Project

20 June 201629 April 2022

Reading Time: 2 minutesBiomarkers in Oxford (BioMOx) is a research project with the aim of identifying a diagnostic biomarker for MND, which could be used to track the

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Endomicroscopy – lighting the way for a diagnosis

29 July 201528 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesAt present there is no diagnostic test for MND, and diagnosis is usually determined through clinical observations and by excluding other diseases. Because of this,

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25th Symposium: Brussels 2014 Markers of Disease Progression MND Research News Symposium

Neurofilaments show promise as biomarker candidates for MND

6 December 201419 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesSaturday afternoon saw the 25th International Symposium on ALS/MND expand from two to three sessions running in parallel. Times have changed from the early years of

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A taste of Brussels…

21 November 201419 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesOn 4 November, we welcomed two of our funded researchers to our offices in Northampton. Ruxandra Mutihac and Matt Gabel gave us a ‘taste’ of what’s to come for

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Very ‘ice’ research

22 August 201419 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe ALS #icebucketchallenge, which started in America, has now well and truly hit the UK! The social media craze has seen thousands of people getting

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Postcard from Australia

29 June 201419 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesDr Emma Devenney is an MND Association and Neuroscience Research Australia funded PhD student investigating the Cerebellum in MND and Frontotemporal Dementia at Neuroscience Research

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The ALS biomarkers study: a journey into the disease

26 June 201419 April 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesDr Andrea Malaspina is an Association-funded researcher investigating biomarkers, or ‘biological fingerprints’ of MND. Here he blogs about working with patients and basic science. I

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